Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-14
CITY AND VICINITY.

A plan Is on foot to form another social
club similar in plan and organization to
the Commerce club and to include younger
business men and clerks and others.
Owing to the influence of the hard wind
large body of ice broke up in the middle
of the lake yesterday, and clear water was
discernble for a considerable distance
north and south.
The annual business meeting of the
Vermont Association of Road and Trot-
ting Horse Breeders which was called to
meet at the Van Ness House yesterday
was adjourned to the Bates House in Rut
land, February II.
Attl actve invitations have been issued
for the tenth annual banquet of the "Sons
of Vermont at the Grand Pacific Hotel
in Chicago, Monday evening, Jan. IL John
M. Thatcher is president of the society and
Thomas j. Sullivan secretary.
1t is announced that Lieutenant +. Chat
field of the First Separate company of
Newport has resigned, and orders have
been issued for an election January 90 to
fill the vacancy thus created. Capt Joel
G. Moulton of Newport, will preside at
the election.
The announcement of the death of the
late John Lamora was received with re-
greet by his many friends in this vicinity.
His frank, jovial manners rendered him a
general favorite and he will be greatly
missed.
The arrangements for the annual exhibit
ton of the Champlain Poultry association
to be held in City Hall during carnival
week are being pushed rs energetically as
possible. H. b. May of Natick, Mass, has
been engaged as judge.
In the bill recently reported favorably
by the committee of ways and means in
the House the salary of Collector Smalley
is fixed at $1,000, which ranks Vermont AS
second III comparative Importance among
the New England districts.
A large party consisting of the young
peoples union Of the First Baptist church
gave Mr.. and Mrs, j. ID. Tousley surprise
Monday night, the occasion being the tiff h
anniversary of their marriage. A fine
arm chair was presented to the happy pair
and the evening was spent in a most en-
joyabe manner.
While absent on business trip in the
West, Mr.. y. G. Whiting was elected
commodore Of the yacht club and Il direc-
tor in the Burlington Manufacturing COM
pany, to fill the vacancy in the Board
caused by the death of Lawrence Burnes.
Both elections were highly complimentary
under the circumstances.
The annual meeting of the Howard Hose
company No. was held last evening at
their rooms. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year; Foreman,
M. &. Grafton; first assistant, J. p. Nc
Grath second assistant, John Murphy ;
clerk and treasurer, Thomas Coffey: au-
ditor, A. A. Drew trustee, John Black
steward, Hugh Cosgrove
The ladies of the First Baptist church
are preparing to hold dairy maids festi-
val some evening during the last week in
January. The programme will include
music by an orchestra and quartette,
and dairy maids drill in costume. and
other attractive features. There will be
booths for the sale of fancy articles and re-
freshments will be served.
At the annual meeting of the Merchants
National bank Tuesday the old board OF
directors and officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, G. W. Woodhouse vice
president, George Morton; cashier, l.. f..
Woodhouse; teller, f. +. Burgess book
keeper, l.. b. Lane; directors, G. W.
Woodnouse, Edward Lyman, George
Morton, L. +. Wales, l.. q, Woodhouse of
New York.
Stannard Post claims to have the oldest
veteran in this State, if not in the United
States. His name is John Kennedy, and
he is SO years old He was member OF
Co. A, Fifth Vermont volunteers, and
after serving his full term of three years
IN that regiment he enlisted with Han.
cocks veterans, with whom he served one
year. He is a pensioner and draws 80 a
month.
AT the annual meeting of Volunteer
Hose company No. /, held Tuesday at
their hall on Bank street, the following
officers were elected Foreman. Joel Lins.
ley LIST assistant George Z. Mayo I'd
assistant, +. f. Henderson clerk, George
II. Whitman treasurer, NJ w. johnson
auditor, f. f, Allen,
At the annual meeting of the Iroauois
Show Shoe club at the Van Ness House
Tuesday officers were elected as follows
President, g. X. Palmer; vice-president.
George LaFountain; secretary and treasur
er, w. r. Morse committee of manage
ment, l.. c. Grant, f. A. Isham, &. b.
Lane. The club now numbers about 40
members and is in a furnishing condition.
At the annual meeting of the Howard
National bank Tuesday, the following
directors were elected +. NJ. Van Sick
len, G. NJ. Spauldng, j. II. Gates, Ed
ward Wells, d. w. Robinson, the latter
! in place of Curtis Wells, resigned. f NJ
Van Sicklen was elected president and c.
Spaulding vice president. No action
taken with reference to appointing a
Ter,
e circulation of books at the Fletcher
Library during the past three years